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Sample Letters to the Editor
Letter #1
Dear Editor: Broadcast candidate debates are often criticized for being shallow and useless. Questions are sometimes vague and
follow-up limited. Candidates usually repeat campaign slogans without providing details or answering challenges.
However, candidate forums do provide exposure for legitimate candidates who don’t have million-dollar campaign war chests. In
Wisconsin, that includes Green Party candidates Nelson Eisman, who is running for governor, and Rae Vogeler, who is running for
U.S. Senate. Both are state-recognized candidates for their respective offices.
Despite calls from the League of Women Voters, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and other citizen advocacy groups, Eisman has
been excluded from statewide televised debates hosted and broadcast by state-funded Wisconsin Public Television. Vogeler and
Ben Glatzel (Independent Party) are not allowed to appear with their opponents, relegated to a different program by WPT “in the
interest of time.” This is undemocratic and unconscionable.
Rae Vogeler is an excellent, intelligent candidate. She would be the first woman U.S. senator from Wisconsin. She is not a
millionaire; she’s a working mother and longtime community leader with experience in literacy, senior, women’s, children’s,
transportation, environment, peace and security, and labor issues. Her experience, passion, intelligence, integrity and energy
would make her an excellent and able U.S. Senator who would sincerely advocate for the people of Wisconsin.
Please contact Wisconsin Public Television, 1-800-422-9707, if you believe all registered candidates should be treated equally.
Please visit Rae Vogeler’s Web site, www.voterae.org, or contact me at cvmaren@mwt.net for more information about this great
candidate.
By Cathy Van Maren, published in The LaCrosse Tribune
Letter #2
Dear Editor: I appreciated John Nichols' Aug. 9 front page article on anti-war candidates, but unfortunately he missed the
strongest and most significant anti-war candidate in Wisconsin.
Similar to Joe Lieberman, our own Herb Kohl has lined up behind the Bush administration on many issues, including support for
the war. Similar to Ned Lamont, Green Party Senate candidate Rae Vogeler presents a sustained critique of Kohl and his support
for Bush administration policies.
Unlike Kohl (and Lamont), Vogeler is not a millionaire who can fund her own campaign. But she would represent us common people in
Washington not only on the war but also on issues such as education, health care and workers' rights.
By Marc Becker, published in The Capital Times
Letter #3
Dear Editor: Let's say you are a Democrat. You have decided to vote for Doyle, Falk and Tammy Baldwin. You turn your attention to
the race for U.S. Senate. Your choice is between two candidates.
Candidate No. 1. supports Bush on the Iraq war, on the bankruptcy bill, on tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent, the Bush energy
plan, and the plan to criminalize persons who escort young women out of state to obtain a legal abortion.
Candidate No. 2 wants to bring the troops home now and redirect the military budget to education, job creation and affordable
housing; wants to tax the wealthy, not working families; supports renewable, clean energy to protect the environment; defends
women's reproductive rights; and in addition wants to provide universal health care.
Comparing their records, you decide to vote for Candidate 2. But wait, who are these two candidates? Is Candidate 1 the
Republican? Is Candidate 2 the Democrat?
No, Candidate No. 1 is "Democrat" Herb Kohl, and Candidate No. 2 is the Green Party's Rae Vogeler.
Your choice is now clear.
By Tom Dean, published in The Capital Times
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Contact the Campaign
Authorized and paid for by:
Wisconsinites for Rae Vogeler, U.S. Senate
Treasurer: Laurie Frank
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